the youth

noun

: the young people
The show sends a strong message to the youth of America.
The city's youth need strong role models.

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But the youth programs that led to the company’s founding remain at its core. Lee Igel, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 Acknowledging an ebullient entrepreneurial spirit among the youth in the Kingdom with a strong female component, too, Zinola said that the school’s ultimate goal is to foster those creative and business seeds. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 June 2025 And though the Cowboy Carter World Tour is a reflection on Beyoncé’s work, there are significant moments that pay homage to the youth, joy and tenderness of Black girlhood. Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 30 May 2025 The risk was that Romania would slip into the same trap as Slovakia and Hungary, but there appears to have been a strong mobilization of the youth and pro EU vote. Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the youth

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“The youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20youth. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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